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COM. v. MAZZCCUA

488 Pa. 248 (1980)

412 A.2d 491

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Antonio A. MAZZCCUA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnaby Wittels, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, Michelle Goldfarb, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

In 1977 appellant, Antonio A. Mazzccua, was found guilty by a jury of possession of instruments of crime and murder of the first degree. After denial of post-trial motions, appellant was sentenced to one to five years for possession of instruments of crime and to life imprisonment for murder of the first degree. Appellant by his direct appeal seeks a new trial on the grounds that ineffective assistance of counsel at...

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